Thousands of workers at a major factory in southern Vietnam went on strike
for a fifth day on Tuesday in protest over social insurance cover, in rare show
of labor unrest in a country positioning itself as a future Asian manufacturing
powerhouse.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said Cambodia’s garment workers are paid a fair
wage, comparing the new monthly wage of $100 to Vietnam’s. He suggests the
unions are too demanding and that investors will flee. However, a researcher
points out Vietnam is in flux too.

HANOI — Thousands of workers at a Yamaha motorcycle factory in Vietnam were
on strike Tuesday demanding higher pay and benefits, a company official said,
as consumers struggle with double-digit inflation.

Four hundred striking workers at a South Korean-owned garment factory
returned to their jobs Friday in Vietnam after the company accepted most of
their demands, but another 400 continued to hold out for back pay.

HANOI - More than 800 workers at a Taiwanese garment factory in southern
Vietnam have gone on strike to protest at a delay in the payment of their
salaries and Lunar New Year bonuses, a state-run newspaper reported on
Wednesday.